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Octavia Spencer Joins Anne Hathaway in Spooky The Witches Remake

Octavia Spencer Joins Anne Hathaway in Spooky 'The Witches' Remake

Octavia Spencer Joins Anne Hathaway in Spooky 'The Witches' Remake

Anyone else feeling bewitched? 

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Octavia Spencer and Anna Hathaway are gearing up to terrify a new generation of impressionable children in Robert Zemeckis’ take on the 90s cult classic film The Witches

According to Variety, Spencer is in talks to play the grandmother of 7-year-old Bruno, who both stumble into a conference of witches. Hathaway will be playing the Grand High Witch and plots to turn the city's children into mice. 

While Anjelica Huston originated the role in 1990 movie, The Witches was originally a 1973 Roald Dahl novel. "Sources close to the project say Zemeckis’ version will be more rooted in the original source material, while Huston’s version was a loose adaptation," Variety reports. 

Along with Zemeckis, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark writer Guillermo del Toro and Roma writer Alfonso Cuaron are also involved with the project. 

Anyone else feeling bewitched? 

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Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one! 

Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!